U.S. Talent Market Monthly

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After adding just 33,000 jobs in February, U.S. hiring activity rebounded sharply in March with payroll employment increasing by 196,000 workers. After slight upward revisions to February and January's figures, the average monthly employment gain through first quarter of 2019 was 180,000, below the full year 2018 average of 223,000 per month, but still very respectable this late in the business cycle.